Author: Rashaad Harris

Chairman of Geregu Power Plc, Femi Otedola, has called on the incoming administration to see to the challenges rocking the country’s power sector. The businessman made the admonishment yesterday on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited at the closing-gong ceremony to commemorate the first annual general meeting of Geregu Power.According to him, the crux problem in the sector was the transmission. He said that if the power sector was well organised, it would have a lot of positive impact on the manufacturing sector and the economy as a whole.His words: “I believe we are now in the stage where…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has promised that his administration will complete the uncompleted project of the Rauf Aregbesola-led administration, while also commending the former governor for his achievements as Minister of Interior. Adeleke said this yesterday in Ilesa, at the inauguration of the Ilesa Passport Front Office and Production Centre of the Nigeria Immigration Service in Ilesa, Osun State.His words: “No matter the party you are, if you are a progressive, you are a progressive, if you are doing what the people want. When he (Aregbesola) was governor, he loved the people and the people loved him. All…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described the President-elect — Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a hero of democracy whose democratic credentials are scholarly materials for study in political economy. The Governor reiterated the fact that the country is blessed to have Tinubu as the next democratically elected president from May 29, given his intellect, development-focused and detribalised disposition towards governance.This was released in a statement signed by Sanwo-Olu’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, congratulating the President-elect on the occasion of his 71st birthday.“Asiwaju Tinubu has donated the greater part of his adult life for service to humanity, Lagos…

Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, has said the Chairman of the Lagos Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya (MC Oluomo) must face the full wrath of the law, if he’s found guilty of the allegations levelled against him. Recall that MC Oluomo has been under massive fire for his actions during the course of the gubernatorial elections, where he was captured issuing threats to Igbo voters, in what the parks’ manager later tagged as a joke at his sister.Reacting to the development during his appearance on a Channels Television programme, ‘Sunrise Daily,’ today March 28, 2023, the…

The People’s Democratic Party has announced the Party’s decision to appoint Umar Damagun as replacement for Iyorchia Ayu who has stepped aside. In a statement released on Tuesday afternoon, the PDP said Damagun will take charge in temporary capacity until a substantive appointment is made. The statement read, “In-line with the recent Court Order from the Benue State High Court, restraining the National Chairman, @iyorchiayu, from parading himself as Chairman of the party, the Deputy National Chairman, North, Amb Iliya Umar Damagum has assumed office as the Acting National Chairman of the @OfficialPDPNig, pending the determination of the case in…

Italian police on Monday, March 27, 2023, arrested two Nigerian women in connection with the death of a 20-day-old Nigerian boy after a home circumcision. The incident occurred at Montecompatri, near Rome on Friday, March 24, 2023. According to Italian news agency, ANSA, the two women are charged with aggravated manslaughter and illegal exercise of a profession. Both women were taken to the Rome Rebibbia-Feminine pending investigation. The child’s mother is also being investigated on suspicion of conspiracy to commit manslaughter. According to the police, the baby’s parents rushed him to Tor Vergata Polyclinic on Friday after he started bleeding…

Bode George, a former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said he had no regrets about not endorsing Olajide Adediran (Jandor) in the Lagos state gubernatorial election. In an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, George made this disclosure.He claimed that regardless of party membership, he supported the candidate who was the best among all of the candidates in accordance with the group to which he belonged.The PDP leader claimed he supported the best candidate, regardless of party affiliation, because it was the choice made by a group to which he belongs.He said: “If you…

Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the Chairman of the Elders Forum of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, called a report attributed to him (Iwuanyanwu) that he claimed the Yorubas were political rascals fake news on Monday. Iwuanyanwu disclosed this information to reporters in Owerri while denying involvement in the aforementioned narrative during his weekend vacation to Awka, Anambra state, to celebrate Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s one-year anniversary in office.The elder statesman claimed that blackmailers used his statement to manipulate and spread on social media.He said: “My awareness has been drawn to fake news circulating on social media completely misrepresenting the statement I made at Awka…

Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s minister of aviation, has asked for an improvement in the Nigeria-Qatar visa policy. On Monday, Mr Ahmed Mohammed, the Charge d’Affaires of Qatar in Nigeria, paid Mr. Sirika a courtesy visit in Abuja.He claimed that obstacles on both sides were making it challenging to connect the two nations as planned.The minister emphasized the need for long-term ties between the two nations.In his words, the minister said: “Nigeria and Qatar should maintain a sustainable relationship. Nigeria is yearning for investments and is also committed to its policy of ease of doing business for investors.“The rate of returns on…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has fixed April 15 as the mop-up date for the outstanding gubernatorial and national, and state assembly elections. The commission’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, released this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.He noted: “arising from its meeting held today (Monday), INEC has decided that all outstanding governorship, national, and state assembly supplementary elections will take place on Saturday, April 15.“A detailed official statement will follow shortly.”